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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at PPG Paints Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -110-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Panthers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Penguins at -113 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

The Lightning were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jackets. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -150 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 36-15-5 SU
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games

Pittsburgh:
Team record: 34-15-5 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Edmonton Thursday, February 13
Pittsburgh home to Montreal Friday, February 14